Cow-tail holder.



1. BINGEN & w. A. BEAVER. cow TAIL HOLDER-A. APPLICATION FILED JULY 13.mm

JOHN BINGEN AND WILLIAM A. BEAVER, OF MARSHFIELD, WISCONSIN.

COW-TAIL HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent. 7 Patented Feb, 5, 191%,

Application filed July 13, 1917. Serial No. 180,355.

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Be it known that we, Jornv BINGEN and WILLIAM A. BEAVER, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Marshfield, in the county of 00d and State ofWisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cow-TailHolders, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to theaccompanying drawing.

This invention relates to an improved de vice for holding a eows tailwhile the cow is being milked.

The object of the invention is to provide a device, of this character,constructed from a single piece of sheet spring material, having a tailengaging loop and a leg engaging portion comprising elongated rolls.

A further object is to provide a spring clamp having projection andaperture means in the tail engaging loop section, for preventing theslipping of the holder on the cow"s tail.

A further object is to provide the leg engaging ends of the clampingarms with apertures, into which the flesh is forced by the clampingaction, thereby preventing slipping of the clamp on the leg of the cow.

A further object is to provide the tail engaging loop with springtongues, so that after the holder has been placed on the tail, it can befurther prevented from slipping, by passing the hair on the cows tail upwardly and downwardly and clamping the same under said spring tongues.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription procoeds, the invention resides in the details ofconstruction and combination and arrange ment of parts, hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein described can be made within the.scope of what is claimed, without departing Fig. 5 is a view showingthe apertured form applied to a cows tail and leg. 7 Fig. .6 is aperspective view of another form of the invention, showing springtongues carried by the tail engaging loop.

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the same, showlng the tongues clamping thehair of a cows tail.

- Fig. .8 is a section on line 8-8ot Fig.6, showing the hairclampedunder the tongues.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates one of the hind legs of a cow, 2the hook thereof and 3 the tendon leading from said hock. The holder 5is formed from a single piece of sheet spring metal, curvedly bentuponitself as at 6, thereby forming a loop and also forming arms 7 and 8,each arm is provided with compound curves 9 and 10, the extreme ends ofthe arms 7 and 8 are formed into rolls 11. The rolls 11 are adapted toengage the flesh of the leg of a cow so that the rolls 11, will engagethe leg in such a manner so that the skin and fleshy part of the leg,including the tendon 3, will be received by the opening 12, formed bythe arms of the holder. The tail engaging loop 13, is provided withstruck in spurs 14:, adapted to engage the cows tail when the holder issprung around the same. It will be seen that a holder is provided inwhich positive holding of the cows tail during the milking operation isassured.

In Figs. 4: and 5 another form. of the invention is shown, there beingapertures 15 in the tail engaging looped portion of the holder and alsoapertures 16 and 17 in the rolls l1 and arms 7 and 8. These apertures15, 16 and 17 are adapted to receive the skin and flesh of the cows tailand leg when the holder is clamped thereon, as shown at 18, therebyproviding means for preventing slipping of the holder on the tail or legof the cow.

In Figs. 6, 7 and 8 another form of the invention is shown. This form isprovided with tongues 19, which are adapted to receive the hair on thetail of the cow and securely clamp the same into the elongated apertures20. The best method of doing the same is for some of the hair to bepassed upwardly from below the tail engaging loo and some downwardlyfrom above the tail engaging loop, in both cases the hair is clampedunder the tongues which being made oi. spring material will clamp thehair into and n ng eme th he el n e slots. Y

The invention havingbeen set forth what is claimed new and. useful is-v 1. A device of the class described comprising a single piece ofspring metalhent to rolls adapted to clamp upon the leg of a cow.

2: Ad evice. of the class described comprising-a piece of spring metalbent to form a 'tail'engaging'loop havingspring tongues integralthegewith and normally within elongated slots at diametrically oppositesides of said loop and having outwardly bent ends adapted to be engagedby the finger for releasing the hair, said tongues being adapted toreceive the hair on the tail of a cow thereby additionally preventingslipping of the holder, arms extending rearwardly and curving outwardlyand inwardly thereby forming a recess for the reception of the flesh andthe converging ends of said arms having rolls to engage and press uponand clamp the flesh of the le ot' a cow.

In testimony Whereoi We hereunto afiix our signatures.

JOHN BINGEN. WILLIAM A. BEAVER.

mice this Quest my obmnedjtor gvc cents egclg, by addressing the.commissioner of Patents.

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